There's Nothing To See Here But A Nobel Peace Prize

Now it is official, Mr. Gore has won the Nobel Peace Prize along with the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for their efforts to fight global warming. Congratulations to the man and the organization that have done the most to spread the message and take action for what is most definitely the problem in the world we must so urgently address. The prize is truly an honor to whomever wins it and Al Gore is no exception.

Now, everybody back to work.

What? You were expecting a declaration for him to run for President? When we have all these great candidates in the race already? Hillary, Obama, Edwards and Nobody all look goo..... Okay, I'm sorry. I really wanted him to run too, but with this last vestige of hope now officially over and the Nobel in the right hands, this is the end for a 2008 Gore Presidency. Face it, the guy is now on "International" status, why would he want to be kicked around again by a Republican nominee and the scores of pundits (even though they do it already anyway)?

The man that was born to run has found a higher calling and frankly, selfishly, that makes me sad. Sure, I want the Earth cleaned up, I really do not want to live in filth and my future generations screwed by our current state of affairs. But I want a leader in the White House damnit! Hillary, meh....Obama the outsider is full of insiders and my other hope for some semblance of leadership had to take a hit in the gut and accept federal matching dollars, a move that will severely impact the campaign even if he does fight back against the two frontrunners.

So basically, today was a great day for Al Gore and the environment, but the campaign drums keep playing the same incessant beat.